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20 years ago – 1993 A school resource officer could be stationed at Fort Walton Beach High School in 1994 if the City Council agreed to allocate up to $50,000 needed to begin the program. 10 years ago – 2003 “Sylvia,” an adult-themed comedy/musical set in the former suburban couple’s new, small New York apartment, was Stage Crafters Community Theatre Inc.’s current offering at the Fort Walton Beach Municipal Auditorium.

20 years ago – 1993 The No. 14 OWCC Lady Raiders were eliminated from the 16-team NJCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament at Tyler Junior College, Texas, after losing 92-60 to No. 5 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M of Miami, Okla., in a winner’s bracket consolation game. 10 years ago – 2003 The second Persian Gulf War technically started on Mar. 19, though special operations troops, as well as soldiers gathering intelligence and conducting reconnaissance missions, had been operating in the theater for weeks.

20 years ago – 1993 A civil jury awarded a Fort Walton Beach car dealer $40 million in a case that, the dealership’s attorney said, “sends one hell of a message” to American business. The jury determined that Southeast Toyota Distributors Inc. had violated the Florida Racketeer, Influence and Corrupt Organization law, or RICO Act, that it had defrauded Quality Imports on vehicle delivery charges and other business laws. 10 years ago – 2003 Walton County Commission Chairman Larry Jones and… Read More »

20 years ago – 1993 A Niceville man was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal 1987 beating of a man on the Eglin Air Force Base reservation. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson sentenced Lee Donald Sharrow, 28, to life in prison for killing David Schoonover. 10 years ago – 2003 March 17 was the first day the new Destin Library building at 150 Sibert Avenue was open to the public.

20 years ago – 1993 Two men targeted women shoppers in what began as a magazine sales scam and ended with an armed robbery. The Army was considering using Eglin’s Santa Rosa Island installations and Gulf of Mexico ranges as testing sites for an interceptor missile program. 10 years ago – 2003 Three years after Collegiate High School opened its doors to students looking to get a jump on college, the charter was expanding its capacity by 30 percent.

20 years ago – 1993 An argument at a north Walton County tavern escalated into a shooting that sent two people to area hospitals. 10 years ago – 2003 Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies took into custody the man they believe pretended to be a law enforcement officer and pressured a woman for sex after he pulled her over in Destin.

20 years ago – 1993 A controversy over Lake Lorraine began in February 1992 when Ernest “Buddy” Cotton asked the DER for a permit to build a sea wall to stop erosion along the strip of land that separated the lake and Choctawhatchee Bay. The DER intended to grant the permit; but before it could, the bay water broke through and began transforming the freshwater lake into a tidal bay. Twenty-two residents petitioned for a state administrative hearing to keep the inlet… Read More »

20 years ago – 1993 March came in like a lion, blasting Northwest Florida with gale-force winds and snow that caused widespread power outages. And the coldest weather for this date in 67 years was expected to greet area residents with lows of 15 to 25 degrees. 10 years ago – 2003 Continental Express, Skywest Airlines talked about adding flights in Okaloosa as local efforts to woo Southwest and AirTran continued. A hacker who breached the computer network at Sandia National Laboratories… Read More »

20 years ago – 1993 The Pentagon’s list of base closings and cutbacks would cost more than 11,000 jobs in Florida, but the state’s elected officials were pushing to reverse some of the recommendations. 10 years ago – 2003 City officials unveiled a conceptual plan to replace the existing dock on the east side of Fort Walton Landing with as many as 50 boat slips and amenities. The Walton County School Board was turning to the taxpayers for help with… Read More »

20 years ago – 1993 The Air Force was asking the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority for $66,000. The moneywasn’t for defending the bridge against rebellious tourists or pirates on the Intracoastal Waterway, but for 3.7 acres the Air Force gave the Bridge Authority – for free – three years ago. The Air Force now said the gift was a mistake. 10 yeas ago – 2003 Bob Campbell and Bill Patterson both believed Fort Walton Beach voters wanted a change in city government. Results from Tuesday’s election… Read More »

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